Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Nursing Assistants Employed in Nursing Homes in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Individual-level | ||
| Gender (n = 868) | ||
| Female | 851 | 98.0 |
| Male | 17 | 2.0 |
| Marital status (n = 858) | ||
| Married | 429 | 50.0 |
| Non-married | 429 | 50.0 |
| Race (n = 841) | ||
| Non-white | 119 | 14.1 |
| White | 722 | 85.9 |
| Emotional strain (n = 794) | ||
| Low emotional strain | 601 | 75.7 |
| High emotional strain | 193 | 24.3 |
| Organizational-level | ||
| Ownership type (n = 836) | ||
| For-profit | 626 | 74.9 |
| Non-profit | 210 | 25.1 |
| Seniority-based wage increase (n = 595) | ||
| Yes | 195 | 32.8 |
| No | 400 | 67.2 |
| Managerial domination (n = 495) | ||
| Yes | 401 | 81.0 |
| No | 94 | 19.0 |
| Mental health | ||
| Depressive symptoms (CES-D scale) (n = 844) | ||
| Depressed | 479 | 56.8 |
| Not depressed | 365 | 43.2 |
| Depressive disorder (CESD-R) (n = 839) | ||
| Depressed | 455 | 54.2 |
| Not depressed | 384 | 45.8 |